noun
- people or things that discourage or persuade someone not to do something
Usage: plural form of dissuader; commonly used in formal or written contexts
Examples
- High prices are often dissuaders for budget-conscious shoppers.
- The safety warnings served as dissuaders against reckless behavior.
- Fear and doubt can be powerful dissuaders of ambition.
- Strict penalties are intended to be dissuaders of criminal activity.
- Her parents were dissuaders of her plan to drop out of college.
- Bad weather and traffic were dissuaders that kept us from attending the event.